Ezekiel's Discourse... 'Shall we then make mirth? The Rod of my son, it contemneth every tree.'. ... For there is a trial; and what if even the Rod that contemneth shall be no more? .../.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/vi ezekiels discourse.htm

The Lowest Degradation Reached by Degrees.... Yet it would not leap on at once from the commencement to such shameless and miserable fornication, but, as it is written, "He that contemneth small things .../.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 10 the lowest degradation reached.htm

Whether Venial Sin is a Disposition to Mortal Sin?... On the contrary, It is written (Ecclus.19:1): "He that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little." Now he that sins venially seems to contemn ...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether venial sin is a.htm

Whether a Man Can Sin First of all against the Holy Ghost?... and this also, for the most part, presupposes other sins, for it is written (Prov.18:3) that "the wicked man, when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether a man can sin.htm

Notes... For a single moment the other side is presented"a people careless and secure: the Rod of my son [they say] it contemneth every tree. .../.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/notes.htm

Thou Shalt not Bear False Witness against Thy Neighbor.... Therefore it despises all the favor, grace, goods and honor of men, lets them come and go as they please; as is written in Psalm 15:"He contemneth them that .../.../luther/a treatise on good works/thou shalt not bear false.htm

On Sin and Its Kinds... If it falls very frequently into venial sin, it will fall very soon into mortal sin also; for the Holy Scripture says that he that contemneth small things .../.../christianbookshelf.org/kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 6 on sin and.htm

Contemning (2 Occurrences)... the rod of my son, it contemneth every tree. (See JPS). Ezekiel 21:13 For the trial is made; and what if even the contemning sceptre shall be no more? .../c/contemning.htm - 7k